1. Validación de la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica de Yesavage en adultos mayores mexicanos.
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Salgado Cedano, Yiblia Krystal, Andrade Palos, Patricia, Hernández Galván, Adela, González-Arriata López-Fuentes, Norma Ivonne, Díaz Loving, Rolando, and Velasco Rojano, Ángel Eduardo
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GERIATRIC Depression Scale , *MEXICANS , *OLDER people , *PSYCHOMETRICS - Abstract
Objective. To validate the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in Mexican older adults, since there are no studies on its psychometric properties in Mexico despite its extensive use in research for this population. Method. An instrumental psychometric study was carried out with the participation of 150 intentionally selected older Mexican adults, with an average age of 68.38 years, 30 % men and 70 % women, who answered the Spanish version of the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) with 15 items. Results. We found a unidimensional structure that explains 55 % of the variance of the construct, and adequate reliability (ordinal Alpha = .94). Discussion and conclusions. The results are congruent with those found in other populations; therefore, the scale is considered reliable and valid for measuring depression in Mexican older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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